Maru Obi with crane motif in orange, cream, and gold
Maru Obi with crane motif in orange, cream, and gold
$130.00
This maru obi is woven in silk with a horizontal, orange, cream, and metallic gold background. Cranes are the decorative motif in cream, charcoal, periwinkle, navy, and a delicate shade of green.
Crane motifs appear in the largest variety among bird-themed kimono patterns, such as hikaku (flying crane), unkaku (cranes and clouds), gunkaku (flock of cranes) and tachizuru (standing cranes), just to name a few.
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Blue and White Uchikake with Cranes
Silk Uchikake (打掛) kimono with three dimensional silk floss embroidery with crane motifs. Designed to wear open, the brilliant red interior silver lining provides contrast to the cream and blue exterior.
Constructed with a trailing silk hem, this uchikake would make a dazzling wrap for your ball gown, or part of your ensemble for black tie events. This kimono photographs well, elegant and opulent. Ombre dyed silk both inside and out, the crane motif is embroidered in red and gold. Floral motifs in shades of blue, yellow, and green start on the shoulders and cascade to the floor and surround the gold crane motifs.